Questions about file extensions of resources.

[Steven_Ch]

Hello, everyone

I am trying to read data from resource files with Class.getResourceAsStream(), and I get some problems.

It seems related to file extensions.
It works well with .png and .mid, but failed when i use .txt, .dat and some other extensions defined by myself.

I am using JBuilder 7, MobileSet 3.0 and Nokia 7210 MIDP SDK 1.0, and here is the involved code segment:
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>1 InputStream is = getClass().getResourceAsStream("/data.png");
>2 if(is == null) return ;
>3 DataInputStream dis = new DataInputStream(is) ;
// and then some code to read data from dis
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When I change the file name "/data.png" to "/data.db" for example, it doesn't work.

I've studied some examples and searched on this forum for this problem. And extensions other then .png and .mid do work fine.

Does JBuilder make any differents?
Any suggestion will be helpful.

Thanks
Steven

[Steven_Ch]

I've resolve it.
JBuilder seems won't copy files with unacquainted extensions to the output directory automatically.
Copy the resource files to output directory manually, and then it works fine.

[TomXX]

I've just wonted to reply, I spend half of hour to find the same solution...when some body knows more clever solution let us know...

or stupidly rename .txt file to .png and you don't have to copy it manually;o)

[TomXX]

more comfortable solution...

choose some extension e.g. txx [not txt], that will you use for your text files...go to tools/IDE Options/File Types
and associate txx extension e.g. with "properties file"...you will see your resouce files in project, you will be able to edit it directly from JBuilder and you don't have to copy it manually...
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and the best one

edit .jbuilder/user.properties file
add this line
file.types;custom.1=txt/properties

and you fake the gui that don't allow you to add extension that is already by default associated [txt is such example]

[doctordwarf]

If you use some JBuilder version with Archive Builder, then you can tell it which files to include to which archives.

The one in JBuilder 9 will even rename files AND pathes if you ask it. It also allows using file masks.

[Steven_Ch]

TomXX's solution is wonderful.
I've tried Archive Builder.
It's feasible to MIDlet package, but do nothing for run and debug modes in JBuilder.

Thank both of you.

Steven

[doctordwarf]

I am doing it right now

It's very comfortable: You click single button and it gathers, renames, archives and launches everything

To debug JARS:
1)Set your JAD file as Run target in Runtime Configurations
2)Don't obfuscate your archive